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Map 3 Afghanistan<br />

ISAF/OEF-A<br />

1 RC-Capital<br />

Italian 186th Para Regt<br />

French 2nd For Leg Inf Regt<br />

Turkish Battle Group<br />

2 French 3rd Marine Inf Regt<br />

3 US 4th IBCT/4th Inf Div<br />

4 US 3rd IBCT/10th Mtn Div<br />

5 US 4th AB IBCT/25th Inf Div<br />

ANA<br />

A 111th Capital Div<br />

+ 2/201st Bde<br />

B 1/201st Bde<br />

C 3/201st Bde<br />

D 1/203rd Bde<br />

E 3/203rd Bde<br />

F 2/203rd Bde<br />

© IISS<br />

L 15<br />

Herat<br />

US<br />

Farah K<br />

HERAT<br />

NIMRUZ<br />

G 2/205th Bde<br />

H 1/205th Bde<br />

I 3/205th Bde<br />

J 4/205th Bde<br />

K 2/207th Bde<br />

L 1/207th Bde<br />

M 1/209th Bde<br />

N 2/209th Bde<br />

Regional Command West<br />

∼4,400<br />

ITA<br />

ESP BADGHIS<br />

Qal’eh-Now<br />

FARAH<br />

GHOR<br />

12<br />

13 I<br />

Lashkar Gah<br />

HELMAND<br />

6 Polish 21st Podhale Rifles Bde<br />

7 1st Royal Australian Regiment<br />

Battle Group<br />

8 Dutch 11th Air Aslt Brigade<br />

9 Romanian 2nd Mtn Bde<br />

10 Canadian 1st PPCLI Inf Battle<br />

Group<br />

11 US 5th SBCT/2nd Inf Div<br />

12 Danish Battle Group<br />

FARYAB<br />

NOR<br />

Maimanah<br />

LTU<br />

Chaghcharan<br />

UK/DNK/EST<br />

JOWZJAN<br />

KUNDUZ GER<br />

SWE<br />

Mazar-e Sharif<br />

M 16<br />

Kunduz<br />

N<br />

suicide car bomber carried out an attack opposite the<br />

Indian embassy, which is a continued target. India is<br />

a strong ally of the Afghan government and is seen as<br />

a direct threat to the Taliban and its allies.<br />

Attacks on ISAF supply routes and facilities in<br />

Pakistan resulted in new arrangements with Russia<br />

and neighbouring Central Asian states to open routes<br />

through less hostile territory. On 6 February 2009, an<br />

agreement was reached with Russia for the ‘Northern<br />

14<br />

Regional Command South<br />

∼36,500<br />

TAKHAR<br />

GER<br />

Faizabad<br />

BADAKSHAN<br />

BALKH<br />

NURISTAN<br />

HUN<br />

SAMANGAN<br />

Pul-e Kumri<br />

PANJSHER<br />

US<br />

SAR-E PUL<br />

BAMIYAN<br />

NZL<br />

Bamiyan<br />

Nuristan<br />

BAGHLAN<br />

US<br />

KUNAR<br />

Panjsher<br />

US<br />

LAGHMAN US<br />

KAPISA<br />

Bagram<br />

Asadabad<br />

2 US<br />

PARWAN<br />

1 A Mehtar Lam<br />

3 C<br />

Wardak TUR KABUL<br />

US<br />

Jalalabad<br />

WARDAK CZE LOGAR NANGARHAR<br />

DAIKONDI<br />

4 B PAKTIA<br />

KHOST<br />

Logar<br />

US Khost<br />

POL/US 6 E Gardez 5 D US<br />

Ghazni<br />

F<br />

GHAZNI Sharan ISAF Kabul<br />

URUZGAN<br />

Tarin Kowt<br />

7 J 8<br />

ZABUL<br />

US<br />

PAKTIKA<br />

HQ ISAF (4 star)<br />

IJC (3 star)<br />

NLD/AUS<br />

10<br />

11 H<br />

Kandahar<br />

US<br />

9 G<br />

Qalat<br />

Regional Command<br />

Capital – Kabul<br />

∼6,130<br />

CAN<br />

KANDAHAR<br />

13 UK 11th Light Brigade<br />

14 USMC 2nd MEB (7th RCT)<br />

15 RC-West<br />

Italian 183rd Para Regt<br />

Italian 187th Para Regt<br />

Spanish Bn<br />

16 RC-North<br />

German 1st Jäger Regt<br />

Regional Command East<br />

∼18,300<br />

US<br />

Regional Command North<br />

∼5,700<br />

ISAF Provincial Reconstruction Team<br />

and troop nationality (see above for key)<br />

Source: NATO, IISS. Information as of October 2009<br />

South and Central Asia<br />

345<br />

Estimated troop<br />

contributions of<br />

NATO–ISAF nations<br />

Albania 250<br />

Australia (AUS) 1,350<br />

Austria 4<br />

Azerbaijan 90<br />

Belgium<br />

Bosnia-<br />

530<br />

Herzegovina 10<br />

Bulgaria 460<br />

Canada (CAN) 2,830<br />

Croatia 290<br />

Czech Republic (CZE) 480<br />

Denmark (DNK) 690<br />

Estonia (EST) 150<br />

Finland 165<br />

France (FRA) 3,095<br />

FYROM 165<br />

Georgia 1<br />

Germany (GER) 4,365<br />

Greece 145<br />

Hungary (HUN) 360<br />

Iceland 2 (civilian)<br />

Ireland 7<br />

Italy (ITA) 2,795<br />

Jordan 7<br />

Latvia 175<br />

Lithuania (LTU) 250<br />

Luxembourg 8<br />

Netherlands (NLD) 2,160<br />

New Zealand (NZL) 300<br />

Norway 480<br />

Poland (POL) 1,910<br />

Portugal 145<br />

Romania 990<br />

Singapore 9<br />

Slovakia 245<br />

Slovenia 130<br />

Spain 1,000<br />

Sweden 430<br />

Turkey (TUR) 720<br />

Ukraine 10<br />

United Arab Emirates 25<br />

UK 9,000<br />

US 34,800<br />

US (OEF)<br />

Total (rounded)<br />

31,129<br />

102,155<br />

Route’, a rail connection running from the Baltic Sea<br />

via Russia to Central Asia to carry non-lethal military<br />

consignments. On 6 July Russia extended the agreement<br />

to allow air and land transit of lethal military<br />

supplies to NATO and US forces in Afghanistan.<br />

Meanwhile, on 3 April Uzbekistan agreed to the<br />

use of Navoi air base by US aircraft; Tajikistan also<br />

agreed to the movement of supplies through either<br />

Kulyab or Dushanbe air bases for onward movement<br />

South and<br />

Central Asia

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